About hiking in Gaston County

Gaston County, North Carolina has 37 named trails tagged for hiking, covering 35.5 miles, an average of 1.0 mile each. The longest is Pinnacle Trail, at 3.9 miles.

What the hiking trails in Gaston County are like

By length, 27 are under a mile and 10 run 1 to 5 miles. 6 are loops, ending where they start; the longest is Pinnacle Trail, at 3.9 miles.

Of the 30 with a difficulty rating, 18 easy and 12 moderate. Of the 37 with measured elevation, Pinnacle Trail climbs the most, about 1,546 ft.

All 37 hiking trails, longest first

Pinnacle TrailHike3.9 mi Crowders TrailHike3.4 mi Seven Oaks Preserve TrailHike2.6 mi Turnback TrailHike2.2 mi Mountain Island TrailHike2.1 mi Tower TrailHike1.9 mi Goat Island GreenwayHike1.5 mi Loblolly LoopHike1.3 mi McAdenville GreenwayHikeMTB1.2 mi Boulder TrailHikeMTB1.1 mi Rocktop TrailHike1.0 mi Spencer Mountain Loop (Yellow)HikeMTB0.9 mi Catawba Hills Nature TrailHike0.8 mi Backside TrailHike0.7 mi Lake TrailHike0.7 mi Legacy TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Euler's Way TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi City Church TrailHikeMTB0.7 mi Talking Tree TrailHike0.7 mi Riverside GreenwayHikeMTB0.7 mi Soccer Loop (Green)HikeMTB0.6 mi Fern TrailHike0.6 mi River Street Thread TrailHike0.6 mi Soccer Loop (Blue)HikeMTB0.6 mi Harvest Hill TrailHike0.6 mi Avon Creek TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Brevard StreetHike0.5 mi Eagle TrailHikeMTB0.5 mi Family Camping TrailHike0.4 mi Pharr Yarns Family TrailHikeMTB0.4 mi Group Camping TrailHike0.3 mi Spencer Mountain Loop Option (Yellow)HikeMTB0.3 mi Stuart Cramer High School TrailHike0.3 mi South Fork Trail - Carolina Thread TrailHike0.2 mi Demonstration TrailHike0.2 mi Big Leaf Loop (Red)HikeMTB0.1 mi Yellow Connector TrailHike0.1 mi

← All Gaston County trails

Trail geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors, licensed ODbL. Elevation from the USGS 3D Elevation Program. Compiled and published by Trailmonger · trail data last rebuilt October 4, 2026.